Picture Perfect Game Day

2013-09-23 15:45:00

John Lamb writes, an estimated 4,500 followers threw on
layers of green and yellow and filled Broadway between 2nd and 4th
avenues. More fans cheered from windows,
patios, and rooftops flanking the street, with stages set in the intersection
of 3rd avenue and Broadway.
Throughout the crowd signs were lofted, with typical Fargoisms like,
“Yeah, you betcha it’s Game Day.”

The broadcast ended with television personality Lee Corso
walking out of the Fargo Theatre wearing a bison head with a buffalo calf on a
leash. Lee Fitting, ESPN’s Game Day
producer, added that he told the show’s host, Chris Fowler, that Saturday’s
show may have been one of the best settings in the show’s 26 year history and
easily the best of the current season.

Jessica Ebeling, Warner and Company employee said, “The
excitement downtown was unbelievable. Thousands of people all gathering to
support the largest televised event our community has ever seen. Five million people an hour watched our
humble ND town showcased on ESPN. I was
proud to hear an ESPN host say this was the hosts’ favorite location to date.
Well done Fargo.”